Welcome to Anad ...
So far, we found very little information about Anad. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Anad to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Anad, please Contact Us.
Anad would have been located within present day Garfield County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Anad, you might consider that their post office opened in 1918.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Anad is 2,940 feet [896 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Anad is about ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Anad was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Code where Anad was located: 406
Communities near Anad ...
We have created a list of 4 communities that are near Anad.
- Sand Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Springs
- Sand Springs is located in Garfield County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sand Springs <4>
- Brusett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brusett
- Brusett is located in Garfield County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brusett <4>
- Jordan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Jordan is located in Garfield County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 389 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jordan <4>
- Mosby
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosby
- Mosby is located in Garfield County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mosby <4>
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Anad. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Anad.
We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Anad. See our Newspapers Page for Anad.
Adding Anad to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Anad in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Anad was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
X2X - From that list, the Anad post office opened in 1918.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Anad.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Anad, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Garfield, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Anad - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |